Lilan Udayanga Dayananda

Lilan Dayananda is an international award-winning young social tech entrepreneur. Lilan is among the latest top ten Social Entrepreneurs of the Global-South according to the UN.

Lilan is the only Sri Lankan Commonwealth Youth Awardee for excellence in development works in 2022 and was nominated for Queen’s Commonwealth Trust Youth Award considering his reach and impact on his community.

Lilan is recognized among the top 100 meaningful businesses in 2023 by EY.

Lilan is the leading technology partner for the International Analog Forestry Network. He works closely with marginalized communities in 22 countries (including Costa Rica, Cameroon, Peru, Ecuador, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Paraguay, and Bolivia) reaching more than 100,000 marginalized farmers representing various geographical locations, cultures, religions, income classes, races, and genders.

Considering his valuable contribution to his community, he was exclusively invited to the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates by the Permanent Secretariat of Nobel Peace Laureates.